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French
Etymology
Calque of Latin circulus vitiōsus.
Pronunciation
Noun
cercle vicieux m (plural cercles vicieux)
- vicious circle
- Antonym: cercle vertueux
2013, Patrick Alvin, Anorexies et boulimies à l'adolescence, 4th edition, page 36:L’hypokaliémie augmentant l’alcalose, un véritable cercle vicieux est constitué.- The hypokalemia augmenting the alkalosis, a veritable vicious circle is formed.
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